Shellberg Earns PING All-Midwest Region Team Honors

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa men’s golfer Ryan Shellberg was named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Saturday. 150 players across six regions and 81 schools earned all-region honors in 2026.

Shellberg was also the first Hawkeye to be named to the Ping All-Region Team and to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2023, he finished in a tie for 62nd place at 18-over par for the week. Shellberg is the 19th Hawkeye to notch all-region honors under head coach Tyler Stith.

The Prosper, Texas, native posted a standout spring season highlighted by a victory at the Hawkeye Invitational on April 21. Shellberg captured individual medalist honors with a 10-under-par 206, marking the program’s 17th Hawkeye Invitational champion and the first since 2023. His performance included a second-round 65 (-7), tied for the 10th-lowest round in program history, and his 54-hole total ranks tied for 11th all-time.

Shellberg was also named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on April 9 after a runner-up finish at the Calusa Cup where he posted rounds of 68 (-4), 71 (-1), and 69 (-3). His 208 total in Naples stands as the best 54-hole score by a Hawkeye in tournament history.

Shellberg also recorded top 25 finishes in all four regular season tournaments. He tied for 18th at the Duck Invitational and opened the Colleton River Collegiate with back-to-back rounds of 68 (-4) and 69 (-3) to lead the field through 36 holes and finished in 19th.